diff --git a/etc/dm_dev.deploy.conf b/etc/dm_dev.deploy.conf
index 080c1d9360d99bc559d8d03f7cea602686a3cead..6d8317f54ce234db47bb16449e1dfded46f8d115 100644
--- a/etc/dm_dev.deploy.conf
+++ b/etc/dm_dev.deploy.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DM_DB_ADMIN_USER=postgres
 DM_DB_ADMIN_HOSTS="127.0.0.1"
 DM_DB_SCRIPTS_DIR=
 DM_SYSTEM_USER=dm
-DM_STORAGE_DIR=DM_DATA_DIR
+DM_STORAGE_DIR=
 DM_CONTEXT_ROOT=dm_dev
 DM_WEB_SERVICE_PROTOCOL=https
 DM_DS_WEB_SERVICE_HOST=DM_HOSTNAME